[Dragaera] [Dzur allusion] Scarless people

[Louis Eastman]

On Vlad's first job with Kragar, the Orca had a scar.

On 10/30/06, Jon Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Davdi Silverrock wrote:
> > On 10/30/06, Maximilian Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> [Dzur allusion... probably no spoilers though]
> >>
> >> I wonder whether Savn's fellow villagers also count as "Scarless
> >> Ones." They don't seem to have access to sorcerous healing on the same
> >> level as, say, Morrolan. When Vlad talks about "Dragaerans," then, is
> >> he making a racial comment or a class-based one? Maybe Vlad isn't so
> >> different from Cawti and Kelly after all.
> >>
> About the only other reference to scars in the entire series comes from
> Dragon, and the personage of Lokran e'Terics:
>
> Dragon, Ch 1, paragraph 54:
>
> [cite]
>
> Lokran turned; he had, apparently, been staring out the window. He was
> young, with bright eyes, and had a faded white scar above his brows--the
> scar obviously had some sort of sentimental value for him or he'd have
> had it removed."
>
> [end cite]
>
> From this, I would gather that a scar is not likely to indicate any
> kind of class stigma, or else a reputable Dragonlord would not choose to
> leave one unattended.
>
> From this example, I would say the reverse is more likely to be true. A
> warrior may choose to leave his scars alone in a highly visible
> place--perhaps in order to show that he's been in combat.
> >
> > I think it's a racial comment; or rather, a comment about both class
> > and race. After all, the comment about scars must also be true for
> > Greenaerans and (presumably) Elde Islanders.
> >
> > I get the impression that almost all Dragaerans know the basic,
> > low-level healing stuff - using the Orb as an eternal antibacterial
> > band-aid, as it were.  This follows from the description of Savn's
> > chant against the Imps of Fever - I think it follows that even Teckla
> > have antibiotic sorcery, even if they don't know exactly what it is
> > they're protecting themselves against, they're still doing it.  This
> > also follows from the fact that only the Easterner quarter stinks;
> > even the Teckla in other poor areas know the sorcery to kill off the
> > bacteria that cause decay and bad odor.  And reasoning from there that
> > they also have the basic sorcery to knit their skin together
> > seamlessly is not much of a leap.  I think.
> >
> Yes, and even if, for example, Savn's father didn't know the spell to
> remove a scar, Master Wag certainly would, so in exchange for a few
> coppers it could be taken care of.
>
> It's only the Easterners who either can't afford this sort of expense,
> or are discriminated against by the healers to the extent that they
> can't get the treatment.
>
> A notion: perhaps village physickers are actually "on staff" for the
> lord of the demense in which they reside? They could be a service
> provided by the local nobility. This would make a certain amount of
> sense, seeing as the lord has an interest in having a healthy happy
> populace, and providing free health care would be a way to inspire
> loyalty.
>
> The noble having to support one or two Teckla serfs is a relatively
> small price to pay in exchange. This would also explain why Houseless
> Easterners can't get this same level of medical care...
>
> We don't see any evidence in Athyra of Master Wag taking any payment for
> his services, as I recall...
>
> Majikjon
>
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